Toy.



V. E. FERMIER.

TOY.

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iggg Patented'Feb. 25, 1919.

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TTORHEYS f a VICTOR EMANUEL FERMIER, `F FORNEY, TEXAS.

TOY.

i.,-eiiaeaar Specification of Letters Patent.

opplication filed August 1, 1918. vSerial No. 247,809.

lle it known that l. Vif-'rou EMANUEL Iiicuiiii-:in-a citizen of the `United States, and a resident ot' Forney, in the county ot Kauf- `man and Stateof Texas, haveiiii`ented cer- .tain new and useful Improvements in Toys,

other has a movable member spring operated to strike and knock down the first named figure and wherein releasa-ble means is provided fonrestraining rthe operation of the striking member.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view ot' the toy in set position,

Fig. 2 .is a top plan view,

Fig is a` bottom plan view with the loweil disk removed,

` Fig. -1 is a vertical section with the figure inI reclining position,

F ig. 5 is a horizontal section at the shoulder of one of the figures, and

Fig. 6 is a sectionon the line G-G of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arro\y adjacent to the line.

In the pi'esent eniibodiment of the invention, a 'base is provided of circular form consisting of an nlp-per disk 1 and a lowei` disk 2,the said dis (s being secured together in spaced relation, by means ot' spacing blocks 3 which are arranged at the peripheries of the disks. l

Two giires 4 and 5 are mounted upon the topmost disk 1, thetigure :t having the right foot connected to the topinost disk by means of a hinge 6 to permit the figure to take the upright position of Fig. 1, or the reclining position of Fig. 4.

A flexible member as for instance a cord has one end connected to the left t'oot of the figure 4: and this cord passes down through an opening Svin the topmost disk 1 and to a connection with a` lever 9 to be described, the

\ arrangement being such that when the lever is swung in one direction the figure will be moved into vertical or upright position.

The figure 5 is rigidly connected to the disk 1 inany suitable manner, a.nd`the right arm.9a thereof is hinged to the figure .to swing in a horizontal plane. The pintle 10 'of the hinge connection extends downwardly ranged between the disks 10, and

through an opening in the topmost disk 1, to a rigid connectionwith the wheel -11 which is'arranged between the disks, andl the lever 9 before mentioned extends radially from the said wheel, being secured thereto in any suitable or desired manner.

A coil spring 12 is connected at one end to the levert) intermediate its ends, and adiacent to the connection ot' the cord 7, which is also intermediate the ends of the lever., and the other end or' the s )ring is connected to a pin 13 on one of the isks. .This spring normally acts to swingthe lever` and the aim S) iii the direction of the other figure i to cause the hand of the arm to slap thet'ace of the gure '-i, and knock it into the position of Fig. 4.

The lever 9 at the end of its movement under the influence of the spring 12 engages a stop 14 similar to the blocks 3 -and arat the end of its movement in the other direction the lever is engaged by a. releasable trip or trigger '15. This trip or trigger is pivoted intermediate its ends in a slot in the upper disk 1, and it has at one end a foot plate which extends above the disk, and at the other a catch which engages over the lever to hold it from movement under the impulse of the spring. A

In operation, the lever 9 which extends but a shortdistance beyond the peripheral edges-of the disks 1 and is moved trom its engagement with the stop block 1st to the position of Figs. 2 and 3, where it is engaged with the catch of ythe trip, and is held from movement under the inuence oit the spring by the catch. This movement of the lever not only' tensions the spring, and moves the'right arm of the figure 5 into withdrawn or set position, but also swings the figure l into vertical or upright position. To cause the figure 5 to strike, the trip is operated to release the lever. The spring 12 immediately swings` the lever and causes the arm 9a to swing toward the figure 4, and the hand thereof will strike the cheek of the ligure i and will upset the said figure as shown in Fig. Ll.

I claim:

l. A device of the character speciiie'd, comprisi'ng a base, a plurality of gnres supported on the. base, one of said figures being hinged) to the base to stand upright or to recline thereon, the other figure having a hinged arm mounted to swing into and Patented Febn 25,

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out of engagement with the first named figure'to overset the same, the pintle pin connecting the said arm to the body of the figure extending downwardly into the base and having a iever secured thereto, Aa spring connected with the lever and acting normall to .move tlie hinged arm toward the other ligure, a flexible connection between the first named figure and the lever for moving' the first named figure into upright position when the lever is Vmoved against the resistance of thc spring, a stop for limiting the movement of the lever under the infiuence of the Spring, and a releasable trip for holding the lever from movement under the influence of the Spring.v y 2. A device. of the character specified, com`A prising a base, a figure hinged to the base to stand upright or recline thereon, a second figure mounted on the base and having a hinged portion mounted to swing and ention toward the .first named figure, la lever for moving the movable portion'away Afrom said first named figure, and-releasable trip means for holding the lever against the resistance of the Spring, and a flexible connection between the first named figure and the lever for moving the said figure into an upright position when the spring is under p tension.

3. A device of the character spec1fied,com

prising a base, a figure hinged thereto to ure into upright position when the spring is under tension. Y VICTOR 'EMANUEL FERMIER.

Witnesses: y

F. H. LAYDEN, W. McDUiiFi-ii.v 

